Monthly Archives: December 2012

You know that day after the holidays when you have to go back to work or school and all you want to do is play with your new toys? Well, I was lucky enough to be able to do just that — stay home and play with my new outdoorsy gadgets. In the video below, […]

Matthew Ward won the “Where in the Woods Am I?” game for Little and Big Moose ponds loop in Greenville in December 2012 given these verbal clues and the following gallery of photos: After our first big Nor’easter of the season, I was eager to get out on my new snowshoes, even if I’d be battling a foot […]

Difficulty: Easy-moderate. The many trails in the park make up about 10 miles over fairly even terrain. Most recommended loop hikes are less than 2 miles. How to get there: From the intersection of Route 2 and Route 23 in Canaan, drive west on Route 2 (Main Street) for 1.1 mile. There are two entrances […]

Patricia Horine, Shannon Donovan, Jay Brown and Erica Gates won the “Where in the Woods Am I?” game for Lake George Regional Park in December 2012 given these verbal clues and the following gallery of photos: For a hike around the holidays, I drove away from the coast to find some snowier terrain. The park I visited with […]

When it’s down to the wire for Christmas shopping (and it is), I usually still have quite a few stocking stuffers to buy. And to find those small gifts, I like to visit local sporting goods stores. 1: Sporting goods stores may have more customers than usual, but typically they aren’t teeming with last-minute shoppers […]

Difficulty: Moderate-strenuous. The 2.9-mile trail route to the Maine Huts & Trails Stratton Brook Hut, much of it being on the Newton’s Revenge Trail, is a gradual incline (though steeper in sections), requiring endurance. How to get there: If you are driving north on Route 27 in Carrabassett Valley, the parking lot to the trailhead (marked […]

Scrapes and blisters are just a part of being an outdoorsy person in Maine. This state has a lot of granite, underbrush, uneven terrain and tricky roots. And let’s admit it, some of us (including me) just aren’t that graceful. That’s why I always make sure to have a tiny first aid kit in my […]

No one won the “Where in the Woods Am I?” game for Lake George Regional Park in December 2012 given these verbal clues and the following gallery of photos: If you follow the BDN Outdoors section, this “Where in the Woods am I?” might be one of the easiest ones yet. If not, good luck identifying these snowy trails […]

I have what I like to call “spider fingers,” a legitimate term for someone with long, thin fingers. And these so-called spider fingers don’t have very good circulation. In the winter, they require some attention because I despise that burning, tingling feeling of extremely cold hands. And there’s probably nothing more frustrating to me than not […]

Difficulty: Easy-moderate. The hike is short, about 1 mile to the top and back, but the ascent becomes steep in some areas. There is also a rocky section with tricky footing. To snowshoe this trail, you would need snowshoes meant for hiking steep inclines. Usually these snowshoes will have a rotating toe and a tread […]